Will The Threat To Israel's Only International Airport Be A Game-Changer? -- Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz
Whether or not flights in and out of Israeli are suspended for any length of time, the suspension of flights by several major air carriers is Hamas' first major achievement of this conflict.
With a single rocket, which evaded the Iron Dome missile defense system and exploded between two houses in the Tel Aviv suburb of Yehud, Hamas might just have achieved what it failed to do with nearly 2,000 rockets fired at Israel since the beginning of this round of warfare 15 days ago.
No one was injured – the family living in the house that was almost totally destroyed by shrapnel was not at home – but a rocket landing so near Israel's gateway to the world, Ben-Gurion International Airport, could conceivably cause untold damage to the country's self-confidence and prove to be the game-changer in this current conflict.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 21, 2014
Israeli Ambassador: Here’s What “Proportionality” In War Really Means -- Zeke J Miller, Time
Gaza blockade key to any Israel-Hamas truce deal -- Karin Laub, AP
The war in Gaza threatens Egypt too -- Shibley Telhami, Reuters
Cataclysmic Purge in the Middle East -- Hassan Mneimneh, Real Clear World
The Tragedy of MH17: Attack Could Mark Turning Point in Ukraine Conflict -- Spiegel Online
Putin’s next move – invade eastern Ukraine? -- Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Could The Conflict In Ukraine Turn Into A Regional War? -- NPR
Obama lacks resolve on Ukraine -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post
The Boomerang Effect: Sanctions on Russia Hit German Economy Hard -- Matthias Schepp and Cornelia Schmergal, Spiegel Online
Mourn the victims... but don't turn one tragedy into a global catastrophe -- Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail
Can Vladimir Putin Survive? -- George Friedman, Stratfor
Ukraine and Iraq show the world’s lawless future -- Peter Jennings, Financial Review
China Is Driving the BRICS Train -- Pankaj Mishra, Bloomberg
China’s terrifying debt ratios poised to breeze past US levels -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph
UN refugees in S. Sudan face perfect storm of woe as war drags on -- Jason Patinkin, CSM
Market 'Black Swan' Fear at Record High -- Anthony Mirhaydari, The Fiscal Times
Why is the West idly watching the world burn? -- Simon Palamar, Toronto Star
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